Review Article

A Review of the Biology of Cerataphidini (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Hormaphidinae), Focusing Mainly on Their Life Cycles, Gall Formation, and Soldiers

Table 3

Colony size and the percentage of soldiers in cerataphidine galls.

SpeciesColony size1%SoldiersReferences

Ceratoglyphina styracicola100,000~200,000 ( 𝑛 = 2 )43~55%[2, 108]
Tuberaphis owadai60,000~180,000 ( 𝑛 = 2 )41~52%[11]
Cerataphis vandermeermohri8,000~94,000 ( 𝑛 = 3 )44~46%[10]
Cerataphis jamuritsu18,000~57,000 ( 𝑛 = 2 )46~48%[35]
Tuberaphis taiwana5,000~18,000 ( 𝑛 = 3 )27~42%[38]
Tuberaphis styraci8,000~15,000 ( 𝑛 = 3 )29% ( 𝑛 = 1 )[39]
Pseudoregma sundanica2,000~15,000 ( 𝑛 = 7 )45~60%[29]
Astegopteryx styracophila1,400~12,000 ( 𝑛 = 3 )24~38%[19]
Cerataphis bambusifoliae2,900~9,800 ( 𝑛 = 5 )21~48%[33]
Astegopteryx pallida1,500~9,000 ( 𝑛 = 3 )30~46%[19]
Cerataphis brasiliensis6,400 ( 𝑛 = 1 )25%[34]
Astegopteryx spinocephala2,300~6,200 ( 𝑛 = 2 )59~63%[17]
Astegopteryx bambucifoliae100~5,300 ( 𝑛 = 4 )21~64%[16]
Ceratovacuna japonica400~1,700 ( 𝑛 = 5 )15~45%[20]
Pseudoregma bambucicola300~1,600 ( 𝑛 = 8 )23~41%[26]
Pseudoregma carolinensis500~1,500 ( 𝑛 = 6 )45~66%[28]
Tuberaphis leeuweni500~1,300 ( 𝑛 = 5 )21~52%[40]

1Colony sizes of mature galls (containing alates and/or fourth-instar wingpadded nymphs). Undeveloped or damaged galls (due to predation or for an unknown reason) are omitted from the data.